50353-47-4Relevant articles and documents
Preparation of O-Protected Cyanohydrins by Aerobic Oxidation of α-Substituted Malononitriles in the Presence of Diarylphosphine Oxides
Zhang, Dapeng,Lian, Mingming,Liu, Jia,Tang, Shukun,Liu, Guangzhi,Ma, Cunfei,Meng, Qingwei,Peng, Haisheng,Zhu, Daling
, p. 2597 - 2601 (2019/04/17)
A mild, reagent-cyanide-free, and efficient synthesis of O-phosphinoyl-protected cyanohydrins from readily available α-substituted malononitriles was realized using diarylphosphine oxides in the presence of O2. Mechanistic studies indicated that in addition to the initial aerobic oxidation of the malononitrile derivative notable features of this process include the formation of a tetrahedral intermediate and a subsequent intramolecular rearrangement. The phosphinoyl-protecting group can be removed by alcoholysis or by reduction with DIBAL-H.
Hydroxynitrile Lyase Isozymes from Prunus communis: Identification, Characterization and Synthetic Applications
Zheng, Yu-Cong,Xu, Jian-He,Wang, Hui,Lin, Guo-Qiang,Hong, Ran,Yu, Hui-Lei
, p. 1185 - 1193 (2017/04/13)
Biocatalysts originating from Badamu (Prunus communis) have been applied to catalyze the asymmetric synthesis of (R)-4-methylsulfanylmandelonitrile, a key building block of thiamphenicol and florfenicol. Here, four hydroxynitrile lyase (HNL) isozymes from Badamu were cloned and heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The biochemical properties and catalytic performances of these isozymes were comprehensively explored to evaluate their efficiency and selectivity in asymmetric synthesis. Among then, PcHNL5 was identified with outstanding activity and enantioselectivity in asymmetric hydrocyanation. Under the optimized mild biphasic reaction conditions, seventeen prochiral aromatic aldehydes were converted to valuable chiral cyanohydrins with good yields (up to 94%) and excellent optical purities (up to >99.9% ee), which provide a facile access to numerous chiral amino alcohols, hypoglycemic agents, angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and β-blockers. This work therefore underlines the importance of discovering the most potent biocatalyst among a group of isozymes for converting unnatural substrates into value-added products. (Figure presented.).
Nitrilases
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, (2015/09/22)
The invention relates to nitrilases and to nucleic acids encoding the nitrilases. In addition, methods of designing new nitrilases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The nitrilases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature.
